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Recap: Catholic priest holds Mass outside 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

A priest held a Catholic Mass outside the Everglades detention center, Alligator Alcatraz, on Saturday morning. Here is the ...
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'Liberty to the oppressed': Faith, activism at the first Catholic mass outside Alligator Alcatraz

On a sweltering afternoon in the Everglades, faith and activism intersected — as the nonprofit Guatemalan Maya Center ...

'It’s like you’re dead alive': Families, advocates allege inhumane conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Immigration attorneys and advocates are raising concerns about what they say are inhumane conditions at the "Alligator ...

Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much ...

Judge to rule within a week on whether to temporarily shutter Alligator Alcatraz

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams said Wednesday following days of testimony about the environmental impacts of the ...

Father Frank's protest and prayer: Alligator Alcatraz Mass opposes immigration crackdown

A remote Everglades facility drew prayers, tears and outrage as families rallied for immigrants held there at a Mass led by ...

COVID-19 most likely causing superspreader event at Alligator Alcatraz

Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, has been hit by repeated ...

Faith leaders rally weekly at Alligator Alcatraz, urge humane treatment for detainees

Religious leaders, advocates and family members of detainees gathered for a vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz. Officials deny their claims.